CORYPH^NA. CORYPHENE, 



Generic Character. 



Caput maxime truncato-de- 



clive. 

 Membr. branch, radiis quin- 



que. 

 Pinna dorsdis longitudine 



dorsi. 



Head sloping suddenly 



downwards. 

 Gilt-membrane five-rayed. 



Dorsal Jin the length of the 

 back. 



COMMON CORYPHENE. 



Coryphaena Hippurus. C. viridi-cceruka, aurantio-maculata t 

 radiis dorsalibus sexaginta, cauda furcata. 



Blue-green Coryphene, with orange-coloured spots, sixty rays 

 in the dorsal fin, and forked tail. 



Coryphaena Hippurus. C. cauda bifida, radiis dorsalibus sexa- 

 ginta. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 446. 



Coryphaena Hippurus. C. pinna ani radiis vigmti quinque. 

 Bloch.pl 174. 



Hippurus. Gem. Rondel. Aldr. Will. SfC. 



A HE genus Coryphaena is, in general, dis- 

 tinguished by a peculiar splendor of appearan ce 

 most of the species being of highly vivid and ele- 

 gant colours. The common Coryphene (popularly 

 known by the name of Dolphin) is an inhabitant 

 of the mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic seas, 

 where it often appears in large shoals, and is some- 

 times observed to follow ships, devouring with 



